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Author: 


Wyckoff 
Benedict 

Title: 

Remington 
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Place: 

[New  Yorl<] 

Date: 

[1 885?] 


Seamans 


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Without  Table  or  Metal  Case   - 
With  Table  and:  wkkoi  it  Case 
With  Case  and  without  Table  - 


$100.00 

95.00 

97.50 
97.50 


STYLES  OF  TYPES. 


It  is  furnished  with  Roman  types,  either  pica,  medium  or  great 
primer,  or  with  Italic  types,  for  capital  letters,  small  letters,  punctua- 
tion marks,  figures,  commercial  characters,  etc.— 76  to  80  charac- 
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With  Table  and  Case  Complete 
Without  Table  or  Metal  Case 
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With  Case  and  without  Table 


-  $80.00 

75.00 

-  77.50 
77.50 


STYLES  OF  TYPES. 


It  is  furnished  with  capital-letter  types — large  or  small  Roman,  or 
large  or  small  Gothic;  also  punctuation  marks,  figures,  commercial 
signs,  etc.— 44  characters,  covering  all  ordinary  requirements  for 
either  business  or  literary  people. 


Both  styles  of  the  Type-writers   are  portable,  durable,  easily  and 
rapidly  operated,  warranted,  and  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction. 


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Standard  Type-Writer. 

Furnished  with  Iron  Frame,  Black  Walnut  Table  (Lock-Drawer  and 
Drop-Leaf),  and  Portable  Case  and  Baco  Board. 

This  style  and  accompaniments  are  what  we  call  our 
COMPLETE  TYPE-WBITEB. 


This    style  of  Table  and   Case   accompanies   the  machine,   unless 

otherwise   ordered. 


PRICES  OF  TABLES  AND  CASES. 
Table  alone  (to  users  of  Type- writers)      -        -        - 
Portable  Metal  Case  and  Base  Board   -        - 
Canvas-covered,  Leather-trimmed,  Traveling  Case    - 
Leather-covered  Traveling  Case 


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No.  I  (Old  Style). 


STYLES  OF  TYPES. 

It  is  furnished  with  capital-letter  types — large  or  small  Roman,  or 
large  or  small  Gothic ;  also  punctuation  marks,  figures, 

commercial  signs,  etc. 

For  practicability,   durability  and  speed,  it  is  equaled  only  by  our 

Standard  No.  2  and  No.  4  Machines. 


PRICE. 

With  Table  shown  on  page    4 
With  Desk  shown  on  page  10    - 
Machine,  without  Table  or  Desk     - 


$50.00 
67.50 
47.50 


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Standard  Type-Writer 


styles  of  Types  for  Ho.  2. 


ITALIC   CAPS   AND   SMALL   LETTERS. 

For  Business  Correspondence 
and  Manuscript  Writing  this 
style  is  preferred  by  some  of 
our  patrons  on  account  of  its 
reseniblance  to  penmanship, 

PICA   CAPS   AND   SMALL   LETTERS. 

Preferred  by  tlie  majority  of 
our  patrons  on  accoimt  of  its 
plainness  and  olose  resemblance 
to  ordinary  printed  matter. 

MEDIUM    CAPS  AND   SMALL  LETTERS. 

This   is  a  sample   of  our  me>. 
dium  Roman,    a  "beautiful,      clear 
type,     well   adapted  to     the  use/ 
of  business  or  professional  men. 

GREAT  PRIMER  CAPS  AND  SMALL  LETTERS. 

For  Clergymen  and  others 
desiring  a  very  large  tjrpe. 


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SMALL  ROMAN. 

■S7ELL  ADAPTED  TO  GENERAL,  OR 

POLITE  CORRESPONDENCE,  AND  ALL 
NEAT  WORK  PERMITTING  THE  USE  OP 
A  STYLISH  TYPE. 

LARGE  ROMAN. 

SUITABLE  FOR  ALL  PAPERS, 
LECTURES  OR  SERMONS  TO  BE  REAP 
PROM  DIMLY  LIGHTED  ROSTRUMS  OR 
PULPITS.   SAVES  THE  EYES  AND 
HELPS  ELOCUTION. 


SMALL   GOTHIC. 

A  CLEAN  CUT,  DISTINCT 
IN  FAVOR  FOR  GENERAL  USE. 
EASILY  READ. 


LETTER , 
CAN  BE 


LARGE  GOTHIC. 

■  FOR  ALL  PURPOSES  WHERE  A  LARGE 
DISTINCT  TYPE  IS  NEEDED,  THIS  STYLE 
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Furnished  with  an  Eight-drawer^  Rolling-top  Cabinet^  provided 
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This  style  of  Cabinet  affords  admirable  means  for  keeping  the  Type- 
writer free  from  dust  and  from  reach  of  meddlers,  and  for  keeping 
paper,  envelopes,  etc.     It  is  made  of  black  walnut,  ash,  oak  or  cherry. 

We  also  furnish  a  Four-drawer  Cabinet,  precisely  like  the  foregoing 
in  all  respects,  except  the  number  of  drawers. 


PRICES  OF  CABINETS. 

Eight-drawer  Cabinet 

Four-drawer  -.--.-. 


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Furnished  with  an  Eight-drawer,  Rolling-top  Cabinet,  provided 
with  Handles  and  Locks,  and  a  Receptacle  for  Waste  Paper. 


OPEN. 

This  is  an  elegant  piece  of  furniture,  suitable  for  library  or  counting-room,  and 
most  admirably  adapted  to  the  Type-writer.  Made  of  black  walnut,  ash,  oak  or 
cherry.  We  furnish  a  Four-drawer  Cabinet  like  the  foregoing  in  all  respects,  except 
the  number  of  drawers. 

Prices  of  the  Type-Writer  with  Cabinets  or  Desk. 

No.  2,  with  8-drawer  Cabinet,  without  table  or  portable  case  -        -        -  -    $125.00 

No.  2,  with  4-drawer  Cabinet,  without  table  or  portable  case      -        -        -  "/'So 

No.  4,  with  8-drawer  Cabinet,  without  table  or  portable  case  -        -        -  -      105.00 

No.  4,  with  4-drawer  Cabinet,  without  table  or  portable  case       -        .        -  97' 5© 

No.  2,  with  portable  case  and  4-drawer  desk    -------      107.50 

No.  4,  with  portable  case  and  4-drawer  desk       ----__  87.50 

No.  2,  with  portable  case  and  8-drawer  desk    -        -        -        -        -        -  -112.50 

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A  neat  piece  of  furniture  and  much  in  favor.     Made  of  black  walnut, 
ash,  oak  or  cherry.     Slides  above  the  drawers  on  each  side. 

Price,     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     $15.00 


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Portable  Case  for  Nos.  2  and  4. 


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$2.50 


TRAVELING  CASE. 


In  addition  to  the  Portable  Case  shown  above,  we  furnish  when 
ordered  a  stout  case  covered  with  leather,  or  with  canvas,  leather 
bound,  with  nickel  trimmings  and  lock,  for  use  in  transporting  the 
machine.  It  is  very  convenient  for  reporters  and  others  who  wish 
to  intrust  the  instrument  to  porters  and  baggagemen. 

Price,  leather  covered, $10.00 

Price,  canvas  covered, 7*^0 

DUST-PROOF   COVER. 

Covers  the  head  of  the  machine  and  keeps  the  working  parts  free 
from  dust.  Can  be  folded  and  put  away  in  a  drawer  when  not  in  use. 
Sent  by  mail,  price  $1.00. 


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COPY-HOLDER. 

For  holding  manuscript  or  steno- 
graphic notes  while  copying  upon 
the  machine.  The  base  is  of  Iron 
resting  on  Rubber  Feet,  and  is  of 
sufficient  weight  to  stand  firm.  The 
Holder  revolves  upon  the  central 
rod,  and  can  be  raised  or  lowered 
and  inclined  at  any  desired  angle. 
The  Qips,  Line  Indicator,  etc.,  are 
nickel-plated  and  the  other  parts 
nicely  finished  in  Japan. 


Price, 


$2.00 


PAPER  STOP. 

An  adjustable  guide  by  means  of  which 
the  operator  can  always  know,  without 
raising  the  carriage,  when  he  is  writing 
the  last  line  at  bottom  of  the  page,  or 
has  reached  any  desired  point4hereon. 

Sent  by  mail,  75  cents. 


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PRITCHARD'S 
KNEE-SHIFT   ATTACHMENT. 

This  attachment  is  for  operating  the  carriage  shift  when 
the  capitals  are  desired,  by  a  pressure  of  the  knee.  It  leaves 
both  hands  of  the  operator  free  to  manipulate  the  keys  when 
the  upper-case  characters  are  to  be  written.      Send  for  circulars. 


Price, 


$2.00 


NEW  AND  RE-COVERED  CYLINDERS. 

When  the  rubber  cylinder  of  a  Tjrpe-writer  becomes  much  indented  by  the  im- 
pressions of  the  type,  the  printing  will  be  more  or  less  imperfect  The  remedy  is  either 
lo  get  a  new  rubber  Cylinder  or  have  the  old  one  recovered. 

New  Cylinder,  No.  2,  $2.00;  No.  i  or  4,  ^2.50.  A  Re-covered  Cylinder  in  ex- 
change for  old  one,  No.  2,  $1.00;  No.  x  or  4,  $1.40. 


THE  LEARNER'S 
KEY-BOARD. 

This  little  instrument  affords 
shorthand  students  or  others 
who  may  not  be  possessed  ot 
a  Type-writer,  an  inexpensive 
means  of  learning  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Remington.  The 
arrangement  of  the  keys  is  the 
same  as  in  the  latest  improved 
Remington  Standard  Type- 
writer, and  the  arrangement  is 
such  as  to  permit  the  same 
depression  of  keys  and  afford 
the  same  practice  as  the  ma- 
chine itself. 

Prioe,^  boxed  ready  for  ship-i 

S'ng,  with  copy  of  Underhill'sl 
and-book  of  Instruction  for 
the    Tjrpc-writcr,     complete, 
$3-50. 


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COPY-BOOKS,  COPYING  PRESSES,  Etc. 

Copying  Presses  at  prices  varying  from  $5  up,  according  to  size 
and  finish. 

Orders  for  our  Letter  Press  Copying  Books,  made  specially  for 
us,  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

.   We  keep  all  supplies  and  attachzneiits  that  are  useful 
and  desirable  in  connection  with  the  Type-writer. 


HEKTOGRAPHS. 

We  keep  the  No.  2,  Standard  and  Double  Pad  constantly  on  hand. 
Send  for  price  list 


TEXT  BOOKS,  Etc. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  Text-books  of  Phonography,  Manuals 
of  Instruction  in  Type-writing,  works  on  Steno-printing,  Directions 
for  the  proper  use  and  care  of  the  Type- writer,  etc.,  etc. 

We  also  furnish  Stenographers'  Note  Books. 


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SUPPLIES. 

In  order  to  obtain  the  most  satisfactory  results  with  the  Type- 
writer it  is  desirable  that  the  best  supplies  be  used.  We  keep  a  full 
line  constantly  on  hand. 

RIBBONS. 

Our  ribbons  are  of  the  best  material  and  manufacture.  We 
can  furnish  them  in  black,  purple,  blue,  green  or  red.  They  are  inked 
with  either  copying  or  non-copying  ink.  Work  done  with  copying  rib- 
bons can  be  press-copied  most  beautifully,  in  the  same  manner  as  the 
work  of  the  pen.     We  have  also  hektograph  and  lithograph  ribbons. 

Price,  $i.oo  each,  or  $9  per  dozen. 

Also  special  ribbons  of  great  strength  at  higher  prices. 

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CARBON  PAPER. 

We  furnish  the  best  quality  of  Carbon  Paper,  made  especially  for 
use  on  the  "  Standard"  Type-writer. 


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TYPE- WRITER  PAPER. 

While  it  is  one  of  the  advantages  of  the  Type-writer  that  any  quality 
or  thickness  of  paper  can  be  used  in  writing,  still  (as  in  most  things), 
the  best  is  the  most  satisfactory,  and  in  the  end  the  cheapest.  To 
produce  the  finest  and  handsomest  work  a  first-rate  paper  should 
be  used,  and  this  it  has  been  our  aim  to  secure.  It  is  now  considered 
that  Linen  Paper  is  far  better  than  any  other  kind,  and,  after  many 
experiments  and  investigation  of  the  product  of  many  mills,  we  have 
succeeded  in  securing  a  line  of 


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made  expressly  for  us,  and  of  a  texture  and  finish  peculiarly  adapted 
for  the  purpose,  which  we  now  offer  in  full  confidence  that  it  is  not 
equaled  in  the  market. 

In  making  these  goods  selected  linen  stock  is  used,  and  this  is 
torn  (not  cut)  into  shreds,  after  which  it  is  reduced  to  pulp  without 
injuring  the  fiber,  which  thus  preserved  gives  great  strength  to  the 
finished  paper.  We  have  specimens  of  this  pulp,  and  will  be  pleased 
to  send  samples  to  any  of  our  customers  desiring  it.  The  pulp  is  dis- 
tributed in  a  broad,  thin  stream  upon  the  bed  of  the  paper  machine, 
where  by  one  ingenious  process  the  surplus  water  is  extracted  and  a 
uniform  thickness  given ;  after  which,  passing  under  the  roller  which 
impresses  the  "water-mark"  and  "laid"  lines,  it  emerges  in  a  broad 
web,  which,  passing  through  the  sizing  vat,  is  then  cut  into  large 
sheets.  If  subjected  to  the  ordinary  process  of  machine  drying  the 
paper  would  in  a  few  minutes  be  ready  to  finish,  or  "  calender."  In- 
stead  of  this,  however,  it  is 

LOFT-DRIED, 

a  much  more  tedious  and  expensive  process,  but  one  that  is  fully  justi- 
fied by  the  gain  in  quality.  The  sheets  are  hung  in  lofts  and  allowed 
to  dry  naturally  for  a  number  of  days,  the  period  varying  with  the 
state  of  the  weather.    Technically,  the  paper  is  now  "made,"  but  has 


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a  rough  surface,  and  the  next  step  is  to  "  plate-finish  "  each  sheet 
separately,  a  process  by  which  is  given  the  smoothness  and  pohsh 
required,  and  absolute  uniformity  attained. 

It  wiU  thus  be  seen  that  we  secure  a  paper  of  very  fine  quality  and 
of  great  toughness,  which  will  stand  any  amount  of  handUng,  and  is 
exactly  what  is  needed  for  type-writing.  We  believe  it  to  be  the  best 
paper  that  has  ever  been  produced  for  the  purpose,  or  that  can  be 
produced  by  any  known  process. 

We  have  these  papers  made  in  two  qualities,  viz.,  the 

REGENT  LINEN. 

which  is  a  good  standard  grade,  well  adapted  for  all  usual  purposes, 
legal  documents,  copying,  etc.  Although  made  of  selected  linen  rap 
we  are  able  to  offer  this  brand  at  prices  nearly  as  low  as  those  ordinarily 
asked  for  common  calendered  paper.  ,^ 

For  a  finer  grade  we  have  the 

PARAGON  LINEN, 

either  laid  or  wove,  which  we  recommend  for  all  fine  writing,  letter- 
heads, etc.  Although  higher  priced  than  the  Regent,  yet  its  superior 
quality  makes  it  a  cheap  and  desirable  paper  for  nice  work. 

ThesI  papers  are  made  in  four  thicknesses  (corresponding  in  both 
Regent  and  Paragon),  varying  from  a  very  thin,  with  which  six  or 
eight  copies  can  b«  written  at  the  same  time,  to  a  thick  paper  which 
can  be  written  on  both  sides.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  fcr 
similar  purposes  thinner  linen  paper  is  used  than  of  cotton. 

A  full  stock  of  these  papers  are  kept  by  our  agents,  and  sample 
books,  with  prices,  will  be  furnished  by  them,  or  upon  application  at 
any  of  our  offices. 


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Remington  Standard  Type- Writer. 

TTMAT  IS  IT? 

A  machine  to  do  the  work  of  the  pen. 

If  you  write  much  you  need  a  Type- writer. 

THE    BUSINESS    MAN 

finds  that  his  time  and  strength  are  too  valuable  to  be 
wasted  in  writing  with  the  pen.  The  process  is  too  slow 
and  too  fatiguing.  Not  only  time,  but  the  vital  energies 
are  consumed  in  drudgery,  when  they  could  be  better  em- 
ployed in  developing  plans  and  giving  deliberate  and  care- 
ful attention  to  matters  of  general  business  policy. 

This  is  the  poorest  kind  of  economy. 

Nor  can  a  business  man  afford  to  hire  his  correspondence 
done  with  the  pen,  for  help  competent  to  do  correspondence 
is  high  priced,  and  it  takes  three  such  assistants  to  do  the 
work  of  one  Type-writer.  This  is  one  of  the  considerations 
that  have  inspired  intelligent  men  for  many  years  to  seek 
some  practical  means  of  doing  writing  by  machinery. 

THE    PROFESSIONAL    MAN 

also  feels  the  importance  of  all  these  considerations. 

Pen  writing  is  slow  and  tiresome.     The  continued  use  of 


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the  pen  exhausts  body  and  mind.  The  pen  cannot  keep 
pace  with  thought ;  and  the  first  thoughts — often  the  best — 
are  lost.  The  mind  becomes  clogged ;  the  power  of  rapid 
composition  remains  undeveloped,  and  your  written  pro- 
ductions lack  the  brilliancy  of  extemporaneous  speech. 
Time,  health,  and  the  highest  capabilities  of  the  mind  are 
too  valuable  to  be  wasted.  Hence  another  demand  for  a 
rapid  and  easy  writing  machine.  Inventors  have  long 
striven  to  meet  this  demand,  and,  after  many  attempts,  suc- 
cess has  been  attained.    The  Type- writer  is  the  result. 

The  Remington  Standard  Type-writer  embodies  the  fun- 
damental principles  of  writing  machines,  and  embraces 
patented  devices  which  are  essential  to  the  construction 
of  a  successful  and  practical  Type- writer.  It  is  the  result 
of  costly  experimenting  with  many  devices,  and  is  the  near- 
est approach  to  perfection  that  has  yet  been  reached.  It 
meets  the  demand ;  and  everywhere  throughout  the  world 
it  is  being  used  with  the  utmost  satisfaction.  1  Tk{?se  who 
once  adopt  it  never  go  back  to  the  pen.  / 

W^HAT    WILL   IT    DO? 
Probably  no  other  invention  of  modem  times  has  done  so 

much  to  Economize  Time,  Reduce  Expenses  and 
Facilitate  the  dispatch  of  office  Business,  and  to 
Lighten  the  Labors  of  overworked   Literary  and 

Professional  men,  as  the  Remington  Standard  Type- 
writer. 

It  will  do  all  your  writing  in  one-third  of  the  time  required 
to  do  it  with  the  pen,  and  without  the  fatigue  that  attends 
pen  writing.  Is  this  saving  of  your  time  and  strength  of 
any  value  to  you  ? 


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Every  hour  spent  in  writing  with  the  pen  is  forty  minutes 
wasted. 

CORRESPONDENCE. 

Benefit  can  be  obtained  from  the  use  of  the  Type-writer 
in  correspondence  in  either  of  the  following  ways  : 

1.  You  can  write  your  letters  yourself,  and  save  forty 
minutes  out  of  every  hour  over  the  old  way;  and  after  doing 
in  one  hour  what  formerly  occupied  three  hours  you  will  be 
ready  to  go  about  your  business  without  the  feeling  of  ex- 
haustion that  you  used  to  have  when  you  wrote  your  letters 
with  a  pen, 

2.  You  can  dictate  your  letters  to  a  bright  boy  or  girl, 
who  will  write  at  the  rate  of  fifty  to  seventy-five  words  per 
minute,  and  will  have  your  letters  all  ready  to  sign  ^^hen 
you  are  done  dictating. 

3.  You  can  dictate  your  letters  to  a  stenographer  as  fast 
as  you  can  speak  (say  eighty  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  words 
per  minute),  and  the  stenographer  will  then  proceed  to  write 
out  the  letters  on  the  Type- writer  while  you  are  attending 
to  other  matters. 

When  your  mail  arrives  in  the  morning,  call  your  stenog- 
raplier,  open  your  letters  one  by  one,  and  dictate  answers. 
The  correspondence  of  a  day  will  thus  be  disposed  of  in  a 
very  short  time,  and  will  give  you  no  further  care  until  the 
letters,  beautifully  written,  are  brought  back  to  you  for  sig- 
nature. 

BUSINESS    PAPERS. 

Invoices,  statements,  etc.,  are  made  with  the  Type- writer 
in  a  marvelously  neat  and  beautiful  manner.  It  is  provided 
with  commercial  characters  for  the  purpose. 


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SEVERAL    COPIES. 

In  most  business  offices,  statements,  schedules,  lists,  re- 
ports and  circulars  have  to  be  prepared,  of  which  several 
copies  are  required.  By  the  use  of  carbon  paper,  as  de- 
scribed further  on,  from  three  to  fifteen  or  twenty  copies 
(the  number  depending  upon  the  thinness  of  the  paper  used) 
can  be  readily  obtained,  thus  effecting  a  still  further  saving 
of  time.  Legal  papers  and  manuscripts  generally  may  be 
multiplied  in  the  same  manner. 

HEKTOGRAPH. 

Twenty-five  to  fifty  or  more  copies  can  also  be  obtained 
by  transferring  the  work  to  a  hektograph  pad.  Full  in- 
structions will  be  furnished  when  requested. 

LITHOGRAPHIC    COPIES 

and  reproductions  are  easily  and  satisfactorily  made  when 
large  numbers  are  required. 

PRESS  COPIES 

are  obtained  in  the  same  manner  as  of  the  work  of  the  pen. 

MANUSCRIPTS 

of  sermons,  lectures  and  books,  copy  for  the  printer,  legal 
papers,  etc.,  etc.,  prepared  with  the  Type- writer  are  neat  and 
beautiful,  and  so  clear  and  legible  as  to  prevent  the  possi- 
bility of  mistakes.  Writers  for  the  press  can  make  duplicate 
*:opies  without  extra  labor.  / 


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LEGIBILITY. 

All  have  experienced  the  annoyance  of  trying  to  decipher 
illegible  penmanship.  Serious  and  damaging  errors  have 
sometimes  occurred  through  misreading  a  badly-written 
letter.  Compositors  have  great  difficulty  in  setting  up 
badly-written  copy,  and  proof-reading  becomes  correspond- 
ingly laborious.  Lawyers'  briefs  sometimes  lose  their  force 
by  being  illegible,  and  often  partially  fail  of  the  intended 
effect  on  account  of  the  labor  necessary  to  decipher  them. 

All  these  difficulties  are  avoided  by  using  the  Type- 
writer, whose  work  is  not  only  legible  but  beautiful. 

SPEED. 

The  average  speed  of  the  pen  is  from  fifteen  to  twenty- 
five  words  per  minute.  The  average  speed  of  the  Type- 
writer is  from  forty  to  eighty  words  per  minute.  Time 
spent  in  writing  with  the  pen  is  at  least  two-thirds  wasted. 

COMFORT. 

As  the  operator  upon  the  machine  can  sit  in  any  desired 
position,  and  write  with  any  finger  of  either  hand,  it  is 
manifest  .that  the  drudgery  of  writing  with  the  pen,  whereby 
only  a  certain  set  of  muscles  is  used  and  a  strained  position 
of  the  body  necessitated,  is  avoided  entirely.  The  Type- 
writer saves  the  eyes  and  quickens  the  brain.  It  is  also  a 
complete  safeguard  against  pen  paralysis  and  other  physical 
derangements  such  as  often  result  from  close  application  to 
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AN    AID    TO    COMPOSITION. 

The  operation  of  the  Type- writer  is  so  simple  that  it  soon 
becomes  purely  mechanical,  requiring  no  attention  from  the 
operator;  the  fingers  find  their  ways  to  the  keys  as  they  do 
to  the  keys  of  a  piano,  without  the  aid  of  the  eye,  and 
without  any  effort  of  the  mind.  The  mind  is  in  undisturbed 
pursuit  of  the  subject  under  consideration,  and  as  the  action 
of  the  machine  is  vastly  more  rapid  than  the  pen,  the  first 
thoughts — often  the  most  brilliant — are  not  lost  while  wait- 
ng  for  the  tardy  pen  to  catch  up. 

DIFFERENT    LANGUAGES. 

The  Type-writer  is  an  accomplished  linguist,  and  writes 
with  equal  facility  all  the  principal  languages  of  the  world, 
with  proper  accentuation. 

SIZES    OF    PAPER. 

It  is  adapted  to  the  different  sizes  of  paper,  and  also  to 
envelopes,  postal  cards  and  paper  wrappers — in  short,  it 
does  all  kinds  of  writing  except  in  bound  books. 

EDUCATION      AND       EMPLOYMENT— THE 
TYPE-WRITER    IN    THE     HOME. 

The  Type-writer  is  one  of  the  best  means  of  teaching 
spelling,  capitalizing,  punctuation  and  composition.  More- 
over, so  great  is  the  demand  now  for  good  operators  on  the 
Type-writer,  for  both  correspondence  and  copying,  that  a 
boy  or  girl  who  learns  to  use  the  machine  skillfully  is  pos- 


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sessed  of  a  valuable  trade  or  profession  by  means  of  which 
to  earn  a  living  in  case  of  need. 

Charles  Reade,  in  his  work  on  "  The  Coming  Man,"  says : 

"  I  advise  parents  to  have  all  their  boys  and  girls  taught  shorthand 
writing  and  type-writing.  A  shorthand  writer  who  can  type-write 
his  notes  would  be  safer  from  poverty  than  a  great  Greek  scholar.'* 

Thousands  of  refined  and  cultivated  young  ladies  and 
gentlemen  already  find  pleasant  and  profitable  employment 
in  the  use  of  the  Type-writer ;  and  still  the  demand  for  ex- 
pert operators  exfceeds  the  supply.  We  are  always  pleased 
to  give  advice  in  this  connection  when  requested  to  do  so. 


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DESCRIPTION. 


^  The  Type- writer  is  a  simple,  strong,  compact  machine, 
nearly  cubical  in  form,  and  measures  about  twelve  inches 
each  way,  with  a  projection  in  front  for  the  key-board.  It 
may  be  used  on  any  table  or  desk,  but  we  furnish  several 
styles  of  cabinet  work  specially  designed  forjt^ 

It  IS  ^sily  portable,  aixd^4nay  be  carried  either  in  its 
"metal  case-^'(§Kown  on  page  12),  or  in  the  "traveling 
jcase^^ge  12). 

^  The  keys  in  the  key-board  are  at  the  ends  of  key-levers. 
Each  key  has  inscribed  on  it  a  letter  or  character ;  these 
correspond  with  types  in  the  machine.  The  types  are  at  the 
ends  of  type-bars,  which  are  connected  with  the  key-levers. 
The  types  come  to  a  common  center  when  the  keys  are 
struck. 

The  "  carriage  "  containing  the  paper  is  drawn  from  right 
to  left  by  a  spring,  and  is  returned  by  a  single  motion  of  the 

hand  when  the  end  of  the  line  is  reached.     The  paper 


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passes  between  rollers,  and  is  moved  automatically  from 
letter  to  letter  when  the  keys  are  struck,  and  from  line  to 
line  when  the  carriage  is  returned. 

The  No.  2  Remington  Type-writer  contains  seventy-six 
types,  which,  with  certain  simple  combinations,  print  about 
eighty  characters,  including  the  letters  of  the  alphabet, 
punctuations,  figures,  marks  of  reference,  commercial  and 
literary  signs,  etc. — ^in  short,  everything  required  for  any  of 
the  principal  modem  languages. 

These  eighty  characters  are  printed  by  the  manipulation  of 
only  thirty-nine  keys. 

HOW    TO    OPERATE    IT. 

Place  the  paper  between  the  rollers ;  this  is  done  instan- 
taneously. Strike  the  key  containing  the  desired  letter,  and 
the  corresponding  type  strikes  the  paper  and  prints  the  let- 
ter. When  the  pressure  of  the  finger  is  removed  from  the 
key  the  type  drops  away  from  the  paper,  the  carriage  is  re- 
leased, and  by  the  action  of  the  main  spring  is  drawn  for- 
ward just  the  width  of  a  letter ;  then  another  key  is  struck, 
and  so  on.  The  simplicity  and  speed  of  this  operation  is 
marvelous,  and  herein  lies  one  of  the  great  advantages  of 
the  Remington  Type- writer. 

SIMPLICITY. 

The  machine  is  so  simple  that  any  one  can  write  with  it, 
and  its  manipulation  is  so  easily  understood  that  but  little 
practice  is  required  to  enable  the  operator  to  acquire  facility 
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AN    EXPERT? 

This  depends  somewhat  upon  the  aptness  of  the  person 
and  the  time  devoted  to  it;  but  the  majority  of  people,  by 
spending  from  two  to  four  hours  a  day,  will  in  one  week's 
time  write  faster  with  the  Type-writer  than  they  can  with  a 
pen ;  in  from  four  to  six  weeks  will  write  twice  as  fast,  and 
will  become  expert  in  from  two  to  six  months. 

DIRECTIONS 

accompany  each  machine.  The  Type-writer  is  so  simple 
and  these  instructions  so  complete  that  no  one  can  have 
any  difficulty  in  using  it. 

SUPERIORITY. 

The  Remington  Type-writer  is  the  standard  writing  ma- 
chine of  the  world.  We  claim,  unhesitatingly,  that  it  is 
superior  to  all  other  writing  machines,  and  in  substantiation 
of  this  we  cite  the  general  reputation  of  the  machine  every- 
where, and  the  classes  of  people  who  use  it. 

We  call  attention  also  to  the  subjoined  testimonials — a 
very  few,  selected  from  thousands  in  our  possession.  In 
addition,  we  refer  with  pleasure  to  all  our  patrons.  We  also 
earnestly  invite  the  most  careful  and  critical  comparison 
with  other  machines. 

Without  attempting  here  to  consider  all  the  points  of 
superiority  of  the  Standard  Type-writer,  we  may  mention 
the  following : 

I.  It  is  constructed  on  scientific  principles. 


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2.  These  principles  are  correctly  applied,  by  means  of  the 
most  practical  devices. 

3.  It  is  the  simplest  and  strongest,  most  durable  and 
most  rapid  writing  machine  made. 

4.  It  is  built  of  the  very  best  material,  by  the  very  best 
workmen,  and  fully  sustains  the  reputation  of  the  Reming- 
tons for  good  work. 

5.  Every  machine  passes  the  most  rigid  inspection,  and 
no  machine  is  allowed  to  leave  the  factory  unless  fully  up  to 
standard. 

6.  By  reason  of  its  simplicity,  strength,  and  excellence  of 
material  and  workmanship,  it  is  not  liable  to  get  out  of 
order,  and  will  continue  to  do  good  work  after  other  ma- 
chines are  worn  out  and  worthless. 

7.  The  system  of  key-levers  in  the  Remington  is  covered 
by  patents,  and  cannot  be  used  in  other  writing  machines. 
It  insures  the  easiest  and  most  uniform  action  and  the  best 
work. 

8.  The  Remington  No.  2  prints  seventy-six  characters, 
or,  with  certain  combinations,  about  eighty  characters,  with 
the  operation  of  only  thirty-nine  keys. 

9.  It  is  superior  to  all  other  writing  machines  for  mani- 
folding— a  great  advantage  to  stenographers,  lawyers,  or 
others  who  have  occasion  to  write  several  copies. 

10.  //  does  better  work  under  the  same  conditions  than  any 
other  writing  machine, 

IMPROVEMENTS. 

The  whole  subject  of  the  Type-writer,  and  improvements 
thereon,  is  the  constant  study  of  our  superintendent,  who 
fbr  more  than  a  dozen  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  work 


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of  developing  and  perfecting  writing  machines.  In  this 
work  he  has  been  assisted  by  some  of  the  best  mechanics  in 
the  world.  Every  suggested  improvement  is  at  once  tested, 
and  if  found  valuable  it  is  applied  to  the  machine.  The  im- 
provements of  1884  were  somewhat  radical.  They  surpass 
all  those  heretofore  made  at  any  one  time,  and  add  largely 
to  the  perfection  of  the  aligment  and  durability  of  the  ma- 
chine. The  improvements  relate  mainly  to  the  carriage  and 
type-bar  hangers. 

The  first  important  difference  between  the  carriage  as 
now  made  and  as  formerly,  is  that  the  printing  cylinder  is 
guided  along  its  course  independent  of  the  main  carriage 
frame.  Any  irregularity  in  the  motion  of  the  main  frame, 
caused  by  rapid  writing  or  wear  in  the  back  carriage  rolls, 
does  not  communicate  itself  to  the  cylinder,  and  therefore 
does  not  affect  the  regularity  of  the  printing.  All  the  ad- 
vantages of  rolls  at  the  back  of  the  carriage  to  prevent  the 
unequal  friction  of  having  the  whole  carriage  slide  upon 
rods  is  kept,  and  quick,  light  and  sensitive  action  is  main- 
tained. 

Another  improvement  consists  in  entirely  dispensing  with 
the  latches,  lugs  and  springs  heretofore  used  to  regulate 
the  shifting  of  the  cylinder.  The  carriage  is  thus  made 
simpler,  and  less  liable  to  get  out  of  order,  by  dispensing 
with  a  large  number  of  parts. 

The  new  type-bars  and  hangers  are  a  radical  improve- 
ment over  those  heretofore  used,  and  are  superior  to  those 
previously  made  for  any  kind  of  writing  machine.  The 
type-bars  retain  their  former  adjustability,  and  each  is  one 
solid  steel  forging,  having  no  part  attached  that  could  be- 
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*  ness  in  the  operator.  By  a  plan  of  letting  the  type-bars 
overlap  one  another,  two  bearings  are  obtained  for  the 
pivots  that  are  wide  apart.  The  connecting-wire,  always 
pulling  from  a  point  midway  between  them,  settles  the  pivot 
to  its  bearing  at  each  end,  so  that  the  upward  movement  of 
the  bar  is  always  in  the  same  place,  no  matter  how  long  the 
machine  may  have  been  in  use. 

With  these  important  improvements  in  the  Remington 
Type- writer,  a  machine  that  has  always  been  far  in  the  lead 
of  all  others,  and  with  other  improvements  that  have  been 
added  in  this  year,  1885,  we  can  safely  say  that  the  present 
Remington  Standard  Type-writer  No.  2  is  the  highest 

ACHIEVEMENT  IN  WRITING  MACHINES  IN  THE  WORLD. 

QUALITY   AND    PRICE. 

We  are  emphatically  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  far  better 
for  us  and  for  all  concerned  to  make  the  best  machine  pos- 
sible rather  than  a  low-priced  one :  hence  all  our  efforts  have 
been  in  the  direction  of  making  the  Type- writer  perfect,  and 
in  adapting  it  to  the  wants  of  the  entire  public. 

The  T}T;)e- writer  will  more  than  pay  for  itself  every  three 
months  where  there  is  much  writing  to  do,  as  any  one  can 
testify  who  uses  it.  Its  appearance  is  ornamental,  and  with 
its  cabinet  work  it  is  a  beautiful  piece  of  furniture  for  any 
oflSce,  study  or  library. 

WHO    USE  IT. 

Perhaps  the  best  recommendation  of  the  Type-writer 
that  we  could  publish  would  be  a  list  of  those  who  use  it ; 
but  the  list  would  embrace  many  thousands  of  names  in 


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this  and  other  countries,  and  is  much  too  long  to  print.     It 
embraces : 

All  the  government  departments  at  Washington  (several 
hundred  machines). 

All  the  departments  of  the  Canadian  government. 

Most  or  all  of  the  governments  of  the  several  States. 

Departments  of  the  British  and  other  foreign  govern- 
ments. 

The  Bradstreet  Company,  commercial  agency  (about  five 
hundred  machines). 

R.  G.  Dun  &  Co.,  commercial  agency  (about  five  hun- 
dred machines). 

All  the  large  railroad  and  telegraph  companies. 
Business  houses  in  all  lines.   (Ask  them  how  they  like  the 
Type- writer).  ^ 

Prominent  lawyers,  clergymen,  stenographers  (almost 
universally). 

Authors,  professors  and  scientists  (including  such  names 
as  Professor  Richard  A.  Proctor,  George  Macdonald,  the 
novelist;  George  Bancroft,  the  historian,  and  very  many 
others). 

It  would  be  a  mistake  to  suppose  that  the  Type-writer  is 
valuable  only  to  large  houses  and  corporations,  or  to  gov- 
ernment departments.  It  has  become  indispensable  to 
tliem ;  but  it  is  also  coming  to  be  understood  that  n(?  one 
who  has  much  writing  to  do  can  afford  to  be  without  it. 

•      BUSINESS    MEN 

in  all  lines  have  discovered  that  one  man  with  the  Reming- 
ton Type-writer  will  do  as  much  writing  as  three  men  can 


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do  in  the  same  time  with  the  pen.  The  two  salaries  thus 
saved  will  pay  for  the  Type-writer  many  times  over  in  the 
course  of  a  year;  hence  f/ie  Type-writer  is  the  cheapest 
clerk  a  business  man  can  employ. 

Moreover  the  work  of  correspondence  and  the  prepara- 
tion of  business  papers  is  done  much  better  and  more  satis- 
factorily on  the  Type- writer  than  with  the  pen,  and  a  good 
deal  is  accomplished  that  would  never  be  done  at  all  with  the 
pen* 

Type-written  letters  are  more  easily  read  and  receive 
better  attention  than  those  that  are  written  with  the  pen. 
The  Type-writer  is  rapidly  finding  its  way  into  every  busi- 
ness office  where  there  is  much  writing  to  do. 

PROFESSIONAL    MEN 

find  great  relief  in  the  use  of  the  Type- writer  from  the  drud- 
gery of  pen-writing.  Pen  paralysis,  a  serious  and  some- 
times fatal  malady,  and  other  physical  derangements,  fre- 
quently  result  from  too  constant  use  of  the  pen.  These 
are  avoided  by  using  the  Type-writer.  The  Type-writer 
also  saves  the  eyes. 

LAWYERS. 

Legal  papers  are  now  very  generally  prepared  with  the 
Type-writer,  whose  plain  and  elegant  print  is  said  to  be 
more  legible  than  the  penmanship  of  some  lawyers. 

The  facility  with  which  a  large  number  of  copies  can  be 
made  at  one  time  with  the  Type- writer  is  an  important  con- 
sideration for  lawyers. 


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CLERGYMEN. 

Sermons  prepared  upon  the  Type-writer  can  be  easily 
read,  even  in  a  poor  light.  Clergymen  are  enthusiastic  in 
praise  of  the  Type- writer.  It  assists  them  not  only  in  the 
mechanical,  but  the  mental  part  of  their  work,  and  relieves 
them  from  the  nervous  strain  that  attends  pen  writing. 

The  machine  is  fitted  with  large  types  when  desired  for 
the  special  use  of  clergymen  and  others. 

JOURNALISTS   AND   AUTHORS 

use  the  Type-writer  with  great  sarisfaction  in  preparing 
matter  for  the  press.  (Duplicates  of  articles  are  obtained 
with  no  extra  labor.)  It  is  said  that  compositors  grow  fat 
on  copy  prepared  by  the  Type-writer. 

Many  members  of  the  profession  of  joumalism^have  to 
write  so  much  and  so  constantly  that  they  lose  the  mus- 
cular control  of  their  hands  partly  or  wholly,  and  their 
manuscript  becomes  an  almost  illegible  scrawl,  perplexing 
to  themselves  and  a  defiance  to  the  printer.  The  substitu- 
tion of  the  Type- writer  for  the  pen  and  pencil  in  the  edi- 
torial rooms  removes  this  difficulty.  It  saves  the  time  and 
labor  of  the  editor,  insures  perfect  copy,  and  lessens  labor 
and  liability  to  error  in  correcting  proof. 

Several  prominent  American  and  English  authors  write 
all  their  books  directly  upon  the  Type- writer,  composing  as 
they  write.  They  confirm  what  we  have  already  stated, 
that  the  Type- writer  is  an  aid  to  composition. 

STENOGRAPHERS 

find  the  Type-writer  almost  indispensable  in  transoibing 


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their  notes,  and  as  they  were  pioneers  in  the  use  of  the 
machine,  so  now  they  are  among  its  most  enthusiastic 
patrons.  The  Remington  is  almost  universally  adopted  by 
them,  on  account  of  its  greater  rapidity,  more  perfect  mani- 
folding, and  general  superiority. 

TELEGRAPH    OPERATORS 

are  now  receiving  messages  directly  upon  the  Type-writer 
with  great  success  and  satisfaction.  When  the  last  sound 
is  heard  from  the  telegraph  instrument  the  last  word  of  the 
message  has  been  printed  in  the  plain  and  beautiful  letters 
of  the  Type-writer,  and  the  same  operation  has  produced  as 
many  copies  of  the  message  as  the  operator  desires.  This 
plan  insures  correctness  and  legibility,  and  is  besides  a  great 
relief  to  the  operator.  A  project  is  now  on  foot  to  still 
further  utilize  the  Type-writer  in  connection  with  rapid 
telegraphy. 

ARCHITECTS 

find  the  Type-writer  very  serviceable  in  preparing  specifica- 
tions, etc.,  where  several  copies  are  desired. 

SCHOOLS   AND   COLLEGES. 

Most  of  the  commercial  and  business  colleges  in  the 
country  include  practice  in  type-writing  as  a  part  of  the 
regular  course  of  instruction.  The  same  is  true  of  many 
academies  and  other  private  schools.  Instruction  in  type- 
writing has  been  tried  with  entire  success  in  some  of  the 
public  schools  of  Illinois  and  other  States,  and  educators 


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throughout  the  country  are  beginning  to  consider  the  im- 
portance of  putting  this  useful  accomplishment  within  the 
reach  of  the  scholars  in  the  common  schools. 

The  Cooper  Institute  in  New  York  City  some  time  since 
added  the  department  of  type- writing  to  its  other  courses  of 
training.  The  demands  upon  this  department  have  been  so 
great  as  to  call  for  quite  a  number  of  our  machines,  and  a 
dozen  or  more  are  now  in  operation  in  the  Institute. 

THE     BLIND 

can  use  the  Type- writer.  A  large  number  of  machines  are 
being  used  with  wonderful  success  by  blind  people.  Several 
blind  asylums  have  already  purchased  a  sufficient  number  so 
that  their  inmates  can  have  the  privilege  of  learning  to  use 
them,  which  they  do  with  astonishing  rapidity,  'fhis  is  a 
matter  well  worthy  the  attention  of  all  who  are  interested  in 
people  deprived  of  sight. 

LETTER-PRESS    COPYING. 

After  a  little  experience  better  press  copies  of  Type- 
writer work  can  be  obtained  than  of  pen  work,  and  as 
rapidly.     The  following  instructions  will  insure  success : 

First  place  an  oil  sheet  in  the  letter-book;  on  this  lay 
smoothly  a  damp  cloth,  then  the  tissue  leaf  of  the  book, 
and  on  the  last,  place  the  letter  to  be  copied.  If  the  letter 
be  written  on  one  side  only,  lay  another  oil  sheet  on  the 
back  of  the  letter,  and  proceed  as  before.  If  the  letter  is 
written  on  both  sides,  lay  it  on  the  book  as  directed  above, 
and  on  the  back  of  the  letter  turn  down  the  next  page  of 
the  copy-book ;  upon  that  spread  a  damp  cloth,  and  upon 


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the  cloth  lay  another  oil  sheet.  It  should  be  firmly  pressed 
a  minute  or  two.  How  damp  to  make  the  cloth  and  how 
long  to  permit  the  book  to  remain  in  the  press  experi- 
ence will  demonstrate.  In  taking  out  the  letters  lay  dry 
blotters  between  the  pages  of  the  book,  and  also  between 
the  letters  just  copied.  As  many  letters  can  be  copied  at  one 
time  as  desired. 

MANIFOLDING. 

By  using  carbonized  paper,  fi-om  three  to  twenty  dupli- 
cates of  the  same  document  may  be  printed  at  once,  the 
number  depending  upon  the  thinness  of  the  writing  paper 
used.  The  sheets  of  carbon  paper  alternate  with  the  sheets 
of  writing  paper,  their  carbonized  surfaces  up  and  against 
the  sheets  of  writing  paper  on  which  the  impression  is  to 
be  made.  All  these  sheets  of  writing  paper  and  carbon 
paper  thus  arranged  are  put  through  the  machine  at  once, 
and  one  operation  produces  the  several  copies — absolute 
duplicates — requiring  no  comparison. 

If  the  Type-writer  is  to  be  employed  for  manifolding 
largely,  that  fact  should  be  stated  in  the  order,  as  such  a 
machine  needs  a  harder  cylinder  than  one  used  for  single 
copy  work  alone. 

THE     HEKTOGRAPH. 

The  general  characteristics  of  the  hektograph  are  so  well 
known  that  a  particular  description  of  it  would  be  super- 
fluous, but  its  value  for  producing  multiple  copies  of  type- 
writer work  is  not  so  generally  understood. 

It  is  almost  universally  known  that  the  hektograph  gives 


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a  perfect  reproduction  of  any  manuscript  or  drawing,  from 
an  original  written  with  a  common  pen,  the  result  showing 
all  the  careless  freedom  of  ordinary  hand- writing :  it  will 
also  give  as  perfect  a  reproduction  of  work  done  by  the 
Type- writer,  and  will  furnish  fifty  such  copies  with  but  little 
trouble  or  labor. 

It  is  only  necessary  that  a  hektograph  ribbon  be  used  in 
making  the  original  on  the  Type-writer,  and  from  such 
original  the  copies  can  be  obtained  from  the  hektograph  by 
precisely  the  same  process  as  is  made  use  of  in  taking  copies 
of  writings  or  drawings  made  with  the  pen.  By  the  con- 
junction of  the  hektograph  with  the  Type-writer,  letters, 
circulars,  price-lists,  reports  and  specifications  can  be  multi- 
plied with  a  simplicity  and  ease  which  is  wonderful  to  those 
who  are  not  conversant  with  its  adaptation  to  this^se. 

Taking  into  consideration  the  possibility  that  some  reader 
of  this  may  not  be  acquainted  with  the  process  of  dry  copy- 
ing, as  performed  by  the  hektograph,  we  give  the  following 
general  directions :  The  matter  to  be  copied  is  to  be  placed 
upon  the  surface  of  the  hektograph,  with  the  ink  side  down- 
ward. The  back  of  the  sheet  is  to  be  lightly  rubbed  with 
the  hand,  for  the  purpose  of  producing  complete  contact  of 
the  writing  with  the  gelatinous  surface ;  the  sheet  is  allowed 
to  remain  on  the  hektograph  for  a  few  minutes,  when,  the 
copy  being  removed,  the  written  matter  is  found  to  be 
transferred  to  the  gelatine,  but  in  a  reversed  position. 

If  now  a  fresh  sheet  of  paper  is  laid  upon  this  transfer 
and  rubbed  lightly,  as  before,  a  clear  and  distinct  impression 
will  be  printed  thereon,  and  the  process  may  be  repeated 
again  and  again  until  not  less  than  fifty  copies  have  been 
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CARE    OF    THE    TYPE-WRITER. 

If  care  was  invariably  used  in  keeping  Type-writers  free 
from  dirt,  and  amateurs  were  not  allowed  to  experiment 
with  them,  they  would  unquestionably  last  and  do  satisfac- 
tory work  for  ten  years  at  least. 

There  is  no  greater  enemy  of  the  Type-writer  than  dust. 
Every  part  of  the  machine  that  is  accessible  should  be 
thoroughly  wiped  with  a  clean  cloth  at  least  once  a  day. 
Other  portions  should  be  brushed  with  an  artist's  camel's 
hair  brush,  or  a  soft  bristie  brush,  one  about  twice  as  large 
as  a  lead  pencil  being  the  best.  The  face  of  the  types 
should  be  brushed  out  with  a  good  stiff  tooth-brush  as  often 
as  they  get  filled  up  with  ink — say  once  a  day,  or  oftener  if 
necessary. 

Benzine  or  oil  must  not  be  used  in  the  working  parts  of 
the  machine — indeed,  it  is  better  not  to  use  them  at  all,  ex- 
cept under  our  instructions.  The  cylinder  shift-rod,  how- 
ever (the  long  nickel-plated  rod  just  back  of  the  front  car- 
riage wheel),  should  be  rubbed  frequently  with  a  cloth  con- 
taining a  little  clean  watch  oil,  and.  afterward  with  a  dry 
cloth.  The  litde  lugs,  or  yokes,  which  rest  on  this  rod 
should  also  be  kept  clean  in  the  same  way ;  also  the  car- 
riageway-rod (the  long  nickel-plated  rod  running  from  side 
to  side  at  the  back  of  the  machine,  on  which  the  carriage 
moves). 

We  have  for  the  above  purpose  the  very  best  of  oil,  and 
also  a  preparation  of  oil  and  benzine  put  up  expressly  for  us. 


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The  TOLEDO  BLADE. 

Toledo,  Ohio,  May  20,  1885. 

Gentlemen :  For  the  past  nine  years  I  have  used,  or  tried  to  use, 
every  Type-writer  that  has  been  made.  I  have  finally  settled  down  to 
the  Remington  No.  2,  and  I  am  entirely  satisfied  that  for  an  office 
machine  for  all  purposes  it  is,  in  principle  and  construction,  the  best 
on  the  market.  Inasmuch  as  a  writing  machine  of  some  kind  has 
become  a  necessity  to  me,  I  shall  try  all  that  may  come  to  my  notice, 
but  so  far  I  have  found  nothing  that  for  certainty,  rapidjty  and  dur- 
ability is  equal  to  yours.  I  do  all  my  work  upon  it,  both  business 
and  personal.  Very  respectfully, 

D.  R.  Locke  (Petroleum  V.  Nasby), 

Editor  Blade. 


FAIRBANKS'  SCALE  WAREHOUSE, 

311  Broadway,  New  York,  March  20,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict, 

339  Broadway,  New  York. 
Gentlemen:  We  have  used  a  large  number  of  the  Remington 
Type- writers  in  our  business,  and  have  watched  the  growth  of  the 
machinfc  from  the  beginning.  In  its  present  perfected  state  it  seems 
to  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired,  and  we  cannot  commend  it  too 
highly  for  use  wherever  there  is  much  writing  to  do. 

Yours  truly,  FAIRBANKS  &  Co. 


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EXECUTIVE     DEPARTMENT     COMMONWEALTH    OF 
PENNSYLVANIA-^OFFICE  OF  THE  GOVERNOR. 

Harrisburg,  June  i8,  1885. 

My  Dear  Sir:  I  beg  leave  to  say  that  after  a  long  and  careful  trial 
of  the  Remington  Type-writer  I  can  very  conscientiously  recommend 
it  as  a  superior  machine.  I  have  done  all  kinds  of  work  on  it  with 
accuracy  and  rapidity,  because  it  invariably  responds  promptly  and 
correctly.  In  fact,  it  does  all  that  is  claimed  for  it  by  its  makers.  It 
stands  an  amount  of  work  that  is  simply  wonderful,  and  does  not  get 
out  of  order.  I  prefer  it  above  any  other  Type- writer  I  have  exam- 
ined and  tested.     I  am,  my  dear  sir,  yours  very  truly, 

Thomas  T.  Everett,  Private  Secretary  to  the  Governor, 


STANDARD  OIL   COMPANY  OF  NEW  YORK, 

44  Broadway,  New  York,  January  28,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict. 

Gentlemen :  We  have  used  the  Remington  Standard  Type-writer 
with  great  satisfaction  for  several  years,  and  are  now  more  than  ever 
pleased  with  the  improved  No.  2  machine. 

We  consider  the  Type-writer  indispensable  in  our  business. 

Yours  truly,        J.  F.  Freeman,  Treasurer, 


CAREER  &-  TAYLOR, 

Stenographers. 

Indianapolis,  June  9,  1885. 

Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict, 

Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

Dear  Sirs:  Having  subjected  the  three  Standard  Remington  Type- 
writers purchased  of  you  last  fall  to  almost  constant  use  since  that 
time,  we  have  no  hesitation  in  recommending  it  as  a  good,  reliable 


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type-writing  machine,  doing  all  that  is  claimed  for  it,  and  not  liable  to 
get  out  of  order. 

The  quality  of  its  work  is  superior  to  that  of  other  Type-writers  we 
have  used  in  our  business,  and  we  are  able  to  get  a  much  greater 
speed  out  of  your  machine,  owing  to  the  ease  with  which  the  finger 
keys  work,  and  the  perfection  of  its  paper  feed  and  ribbon  move- 
ment.    Very  respectfully  yours, 

Garber  &  Taylor,  Stenographers  and  Law  Reporters, 

21  East  Washington  street  (up-stairs). 


STENOGRAPHERS, 

Sup.  Court. 

Syracuse,  1^.  Y. 

Gentlemen  :  We  at  present  have  five  Remington  machines  in  use, 
and  deem  them  indispensable.  In  daily  copy  especially  it 4^  a  neces- 
sity. After  several  hours  writing  the  operator  does  not  feel  the  amount 
of  fatigue  experienced  after  using  the  pen  for  a  shorter  time.  One  of 
the  machines  in  the  office  has  been  in  constant  use  for  six  years,  at  an 
expense  for  repairs  of  forty-five  cents,  and  it  still  does  fair  work. 

F.  J.  Morgan,  Charles  F.  Earle. 


LAW  OFFICE  OF  HERBERT  M.  SYLVESTER. 

Portland,  Me.,  May  28,  1885. 

My  Dear  Sirs:  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  I  testify  to  the  excel- 
lence of  the  Remington  Standard  Type- writer  which  I  recently  pur- 
chased of  you.  The  letters  are  wonderfully  clear-cut  and  distinct; 
the  longest  words  are  as  regular  as  if  set  by  rule,  and  the  elastic  action 
of  the  key-board  makes  it  a  positive  pleasure  to  work  at  the  machine. 
Possessing  all  the  later  improvements  in  type-writing  machinery, 
yours  gives  perfect  satisfaction.     As  an  aid  in  literary  work  the  Type- 


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limter  is  indispensable,  the  manipulation  is  simple  and  easy,  and  the 
work  accomplished  is  always  attractive.  Experts  have  examined  and 
operated  the  machine  I  am  now  using  and  pronounce  it  **  the  best  they 
have  ever  seen."  Yours  sincerely, 

Herbert  M.  Sylvester. 


OFFICE  OF  THE  CLERK  OF  COMMITTEES. 

City  of  Boston,  City  Hall,  June  6,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict. 

Gentlemen:  I  have  been  using  the  Remington  Standard  Type- 
writers of  the  different  styles  for  several  years,  and  have  recently  put 
into  service  two  of  the  improved  No.  2  pattern  of  1884. 

I  have  tried  other  styles  of  Type- writers,  and  find  the  Improved 
Remington  to  be  superior  as  regards  simplicity,  durability,  and  the 
comfort  and  convenience  of  the  operator,  to  any  that  I  have  used* 

Very  truly  yours, 

Wm.  H.  Lee,  Clerk  of  Committee, 


MILLER  6*  GREEN, 

Attorneys-at-Law. 

Fargo,  Dak.,  June  i,  1885. 
Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict, 

38  E.  Madison  Street,  Chicago. 

Gentlemen :  The  No.  2  Remington  Standard  Type- writer  which  I 
purchased  from  you  over  three  years  ago  has  been  in  constant  use 
since,  and  it  has  remained  in  perfect  condition,  notwithstanding  the 
most  severe  tests  as  to  durability. 

I  have  recently  had  the  latest  improvements  placed  upon  it,  and 
find  that  they  greatly  increase  the  ease  and  accuracy  of  its  action,  and 
make  it  practically  noiseless.  A.  R.  Urion, 

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FRANK  COOK, 

Law  Reporter  and  General  Stenographer. 

Cincinnati,  January  15,  1885. 
Gentletnen  :  I  have  used  the  Remington  Type-writer  No.  2  for 
the  past  three  years,  and  in  my  judgment  it  is  the  most  durable  and 
lightest  running  of  any  writing  machine  manufactured,  and  from  long 
experience  know  that  it  can  be  operated  at  least  25  per  cent,  faster 
than  any  other  instrument.  Frank  Cook. 


HOYT  ^  HINE, 

Attorneys-at-Law. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen  :  The  No.  2  Improved  Remington  Type-writer,  now  in 
use  in  our  office  for  several  months,  has  become  an  indispensable  ad- 
junct for  the  rapid  transaction  of  our  business,  and  is  entirely  satis- 
factory in  every  particular.  The  newly-added  improvements  ^re  of 
great  utility  and  convenience.  The  superiority  of  this  over  other 
similar  machines  is  so  well  recognized  that  a  comparison  would  be 
odious.  Respectfully  yours,  Hoyt  &  HiNE. 


LACOSTE,    GLOBENSKY,    BISAILLON    b>    BROSSEAU, 

AVOCATS. 

Montreal,  M^y  27,  1885. 
Dear  Sir:  We  had  in  our  office  a  writing  machine  of  another 
make,  but  could  never  get  satisfactory  results.  We  were  induced  to 
try  the  No.  2  Remington,  and  have  now  two  of  these  with  the  late 
improvements,  and  consider  them  really  splendid  machines.  We  could 
not  get  through  our  work  without  them,  and  they  never  seem  to  get 
out  of  order.     Yours  truly, 

Lacoste,  Globensky,  Bisaillon  &  Brosseau, 

II  Cote  de  la  Place  D'Armcs. 


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OFFICE    OF    THE    GREAT  WESTERIST  DESPATCH, 

Erie  &  Pacific  Despatch  and  South  Shore  Line. 

Indianapolis,  May  25,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict. 

Gentlemen :  Permit  me  to  make  a  few  slight  complimentary  re- 
marks in  favor  of  the  Remington  Type- writer. 

During  the  past  five  years  I  have  used  several  different  makes  and 
styles  of  writing  machines,  and  can  conscientiously  say  the  **  Reming- 
ton," especially  the  *«  Remington  Improved  No.  2,"  is  far  superior,  in 
my  estimation,  to  any  other  manufacture,  both  as  to  speed,  ease  of 
operation  and  durability,  and  I  now  consider  that  the  Remington 
Standard  Type-writer  is  almost  indispensable.     Very  respectfully, 

R.  H.  Lee,  Stenographer, 


BURLINGTON  6*  MISSOURI  RIVER  R.  R, 

Omaha,  Neb.,  May  28,  1885. 
Gentlemen:   For  several  years  the  Burlington  &  Missouri  River 
Railroad  offices  in  Nebraska  have  been  operating  the   Remington 
Type-writer,  and  with  most  satisfactory  results.     The  improved  No.  2 
is  a  model  writing  machine.        Truly  yours, 

George  W.  Holdrege, 

General  Manager. 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  (Sr*  QUINCY  R.  R. 

Speaking  of  the  relative  merits  of  writing  machines,  Mr.  I.  F. 
Wilson,  Private  Secretary  to  W.  H.  Firth,  Southwestern  Passenger 
Agent  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R.  at  Kansas  City,  in  a  letter  to 
a  friend  in  this  city,  says :  "  We  have  just  put  a  new  writing  machine 
in  this  office,  and  after  testing  three  kinds  we  finally  decided  beyond  a 
doubt  that  the  No.  2  Remington  was  the  best,  and  it  goes  without 
saying  that  th^  best  is  the  cheapest.  I  believe  the  Standard  Reming- 
ton is  the  simplest,  strongest  and  most  rapid  machine  on  the  market." 


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FROM  THE  INTERNATIONAL  NEWSPAPER  AGENCY. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  July  16,  1884. 

Dear  Sir:  In  response  to  your  recent  inquiry  I  would  say  that  I 
have  used  the  machines  of  the  Remington  manufacture  for  the  last 
four  years,  now  having  three  of  the  No.  2,  improved,  in  constant  use 
by  my  three  stenographers,  besides  one  writing  machine  of  another 
make,  and  I  consider  that  in  respect  to  rapidity,  neatness  of  work,  and 
ease  in  keeping  in  order,  the  Remington  has,  as  yet,  no  equal. 

Yours  truly,  H.  P.  Hubbard. 


JOHN  T.  NO  YE  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY, 

Manufacturers  of  Roller  Mills  avd  Flour  Mill  Machinery. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  May  27,  1885. 
Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  New  York  City. 

Gentlemen:  We  have  had  several  years'  experience  in  thowuse  of 
the  Remington  Standard  Type- writer,  and  in  correspondence  have  had 
frequent  opportunities  of  comparing  its  work  with  that  of  other  writ- 
ing machines.  We  much  prefer  the  work  of  the  Remington,  and 
consider  that  done  upon  the  new  No.  2  machine  the  best  we  have  ever 
seen.  We  take  pleasure  in  commending  especially  the  ease  of  opera- 
tion of  the  Remington  machine.         Yours  truly. 

The  John  T.  Noye  Manufacturing  Co. 


WESTERN  NEWSPAPER  UNION 

Des  Moines,  Iowa,  May  28,  1885. 
To  Whom  it  May  Concern :  We  have  used  the  Remington  T)rpe- 
writer  at  this  office  steadily  for  over  two  years,  and  it  shows  no  signs 
of  wear  whatever,  being  in  every  way  as  good  as  new.  It  has  given 
excellent  satisfaction,  and  we  do  not  think  it  can  be  recommended  too 
highly.  Yours  very  truly. 

Western  Newspaper  Union, 


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Sr.  JACOB'S  OIL. 

Baltimore,  March  12,  1885. 
Gentlemen :  We  most  cheerfully  record  it  as  our  opinion  that  the 
Remington  Type-writer  is  by  far  the  best  writing  machine  ever  in- 
vented. This  is  so  not  only  in  point  of  general  tftility,  but  also  with 
regard  to  mechanical  perfection  and  durability.  We  were  among  the 
first  to  test  the  various  kinds  of  writing  machines,  and  have  long  since 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  Remington  is  the  only  one  that  will 
answer  our  purpose.  The  same  is  used  not  only  in  our  home  office 
here,  but  at  our  branch  establishments  in  England  and  Australia  as 
well,  and  we  have  purchased  in  all  nearly  a  dozen,  some  of  which  are 
in  almost  constant  use  day  and  night. 

The  Charles  A.  Vogeler  Co., 
Proprietors  of  St.  Jacob's  Oil  and  Red  Star  Cough  Cure. 


SCHOOL  OF  PHONOGRAPHY  AND  TYPE-  WRITING. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict, 

339  Broadway,  New  York. 

Gentlemen:  It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  bear  the  following  well- 
deserved  testimony  to  the  superior  merits  of  your  machine. 

I  was  one  of  the  first  to  use  the  Remington  Standard  Type- 
writer. For  many  years  I  have  had  it  in  almost  constant  use  at  my 
office,  for  transcribing  short-hand  notes  of  sermons,  lectures,  letters, 
etc.,  as  well  as  for  purposes  of  instruction.  The  longer  I  use  it  the 
more  am  I  impressed  with  its  great  value  as  a  time-saver  to  business 
and  professional  men,  and  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  the  No.  2, 
with  its  latest  improvements,  as  surpassing  in  simplicity,  rapidity  and 
durability  all  other  type-writing  machines, 

T.  J.  Ellinwood, 

For  upwards  of  twenty-five  years  the  authorized  reporter  of  H.  W. 
Beecher's  sermons. 


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MONTREAL  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY. 

Montreal,  May  29,  1885. 

Dear  Sir:  We  have  in  our  office  the  new  No.  2  Remington  Type- 
writer, with  which  we  are  thoroughly  satisfied.  We  write  all  our  con- 
tracts, balance-sheetjj,  statements,  and  in  fact  all  our  documents  on  it, 
and  produce  results  that  are  perfect  and  superior  in  beauty  and 
legibility  to  first-class  printing.  Nothing  would  persuade  us  to  go 
back  to  pen- writing,  and  we  can  recommend  the  new  No.  2  to  every 
one  wishing  to  have  their  correspondence  and  all  writing  done  in  a 
speedy  and  clear  manner.  Yours  faithfully, 

D.  R.  Ross,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


THE    CITY  AND    SUBURBAN   TELEGRAPH  ASSOCIA- 
TION AND  BELL  TELEPHONE  OFFICE. 

Cincinnati,  January  15^1885. 

Gentlemen:  I  desire  to  record  my  perfect  satisfaction  with  the 
Remington  Standard  Type-writer.  I  do  almost  the  entire  corre- 
spondence of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  with  it,  and  it  has  steadily 
grown  in  favor  since  its  purchase  some  time  ago. 

Having  made  a  thorough  examination  of  the  several  machines 
offered  for  sale,  I  have  no  hesitancy  in  expressing  the  opinion  that  the 
Remington  is  supenot  to  all.  Harry  W.  Leyens. 


JAMES  HENRY  BROWNING, 

Law  AND  General  Reporter. 

63  St.  Francis  Xavier  Street,  Montreal,  May  28,  1885. 

Dear  Sirs:   I  have  pleasure  in  testifying  to  the  usefulness  and 

superiority  over  all  others  of  the  Remington  Standard  Type- writer.    I 

have  tried  the  two  others  in  the  market,  and  assert  that  any  person 

having  a  knowledge  of  the  elementary  principles  of  mechanics,  after 

careful  investigation,  will  see  that  they  are  defective,  and  will  always 


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be  so,  so  long  as  they  are  not  permitted  to  infringe  on  the  Remington 
patents. 

I  consider  your  No.  2  machine  is  as  perfect  as  an  intelligent 
manipulator  can  expect,  is  easily  worked  and  easily  kept  clean,  and 
does  not  readily  get  out  of  order. 

Yours  respectfully, 

James  Henry  Browning, 

Official  Stenographer  Sup,  Court. 


C.  H,  BINKS  <5r*  Ca, 

Importers. 

1 6  Lemoine  Street,  Montreal. 

Dear  Sir :  We  have  used  the  No.  2  Remington  Type-writer  for 
some  years  in  our  office,  and  cannot  speak  too  highly  in  its  favor. 
With  it  we  do  our  entire  correspondence,  make  out  drafts,  price-lists, 
lists  of  accounts,  and  in  fact  have  arranged  our  whole  office  work  to 
suit  the  machine.  We  can  confidently  say  that  the  saving  in  time  and 
labor  is  greater  than  can  easily  be  believed,  and  nothing  would  induce 
us  to  go  back  to  pen-writing.  Not  only  are  we  satisfied  with  the 
work,  but  our  correspondents,  and  those  of  all  firms  using  the  Type- 
writer, have  reason  to  be  thankful  for  the  same. 

Yours  truly,  C.  H.  Binks  &  Co. 


Z.  M,  RUMSEY  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY. 

St.  Louis,  June  13,  1885. 

WyCkoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Gentlemen:  We  wish  to  express  our  appreciation  of  the  good 
qualities  of  the  Remington  Standard  Type-writer.  The  writer  has 
used  one  of  these  machines  for  the  past  eleven  years,  being  one  of  the 
first  in  St.  Louis  to  purchase  one. 


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We  now  have  three  Remington  Type- writers  in  constant  operation 
in  our  offices,  and  can  state  that  we  believe  them  to  be  the  most 
durable,  serviceable  and  easily-operated  writing  machine  in  the 
market.  We  would  not  have  anything  in  our  office  but  the  Reming- 
ton.   We  have  come  to  this  conclusion  after  examining  all  the  latest 

machines  in  the  market.        Yours  truly, 

M.  RuMSEY,  Secretary^ 


D.  M.  OSBORNE  6*  CO., 

Manufacturers  of  Mowing  and  Reaping  Machines. 

*  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  May  28,  1885. 

Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict. 

Gentlemen:  We  have  had  in  constant  use  for  the  past  three  years 
a  No.  2  Remington  Type-writer,  which  is  at  present  doing  as  good 
work  as  the  day  we  bought  it. 

The  touch  is  light,  work  neat,  does  not  easily  get  out  of  repair,  and 
gives  perfect  satisfaction  in  every  particular.  ^ 

We  are  so  well  pleased  with  it  that  we  recently  purchased  another 
machine  of  the  same  make,  which  does  its  work  equally  well. 

Very  truly,  D.  M.  Osborne  &  Co. 


NORTHERN  PACIFIC  RAILROAD  COMPANY, 

General  Purchasing  Agent's  Office. 

June  2,  1885. 
Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :  This  company  has  had  twenty-five  Remington  Standard 
Type- writers  in  use  in  its  offices  for  two  years  past,  which  have  always 
given  the  best  satisfaction,  and  have  enabled  us  to  do  our  heavy  office 
work  much  cheaper  and  better  than  by  the  old  method  of  pen-writing. 
The  recent  improvements  on  the  No.  2  Tjrpe-writer  we  find  to  be  of 
great  value. 

We  emphatically  recommend  the  Remington  to  all  who  wish  to 
obtain  a  most  reliable  writing  machine.        Yours  truly, 

J,  H,  Ames,  Gimral  Purchasing  Agents 


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TJIE  BRADSTREET  MERCANTILE  AGENCY. 

Chicago,  May  27,  1885. 

Wyciloff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  Chicago,  111. 

Gentlemen:  We  have  had  in  use  in  our  office  for  the  past  five  years 
both  your  Nos.  2  and  4  machines,  and  consider  them  indispensable  to 
our  business.  Would  speak  especially  of  your  latest  No.  2  embracing 
the  improvements  of  1885;  we  think  the  changes  made  increase  the 
durability  of  the  machine,  and  the  twenty-five  machines  we  now  have 
in  use  are  giving  perfect  satisfaction. 

The  Bradstreet  Company, 

J.  G.  King,  Assistant  Superintendent, 

[N.  B. — The  Bradstreet  Company,  in  their  several  offices  through- 
out the  world,  use  about  500  of  the  Remington  Type- writers.] 


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^  Salt  Lake  City,  May  29,  1885. 

Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  Chicago,  111. 

Gentlemen  :  We  take  pleasure  in  stating,  after  several  years'  trial, 
that  your  No.  2.  Perfected  Type-writer  is  all  that  you  claim  for  it. 

Yours  truly, 
Thomas  G.  Webber,  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 


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Official  Stenographers. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  May  29,  1885. 
Messrs.  Wyckoff,  Seamans  &  Benedict. 

Dear  Sirs:  After  using  the  Remington  Type-writers  for  ten  years 
we  were  induced  to  try  a  machine  of  different  make  and  act  as  agents 
for  it,  upon  the  representation  of  its  superiority.     After  using  that 


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